<p>bkcsmn99: welcome to shore and congrats to your D. She will love going to college in Boston.</p>
<p>owm: thanks for sharing your day!</p>
<p>Happy Easter to those who celebrate it.</p>
<p>I asked D if she wanted an Easter basket this year; she said no. But I gave her one anyway. I’m not trying to treat her like a child but it’s her last Easter at home. So she got candy and a Starbucks gift card. She gave the candy to her brother, but I saw a little smile on her face when she saw the green straw and the marshmallow peeps.</p>
<p>bkcsmn99 - Welcome ashore and congrats on Boston University for your D!</p>
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<p>Congrats to all the recently disembarked and those still on board should starting packing their bags. The cruise ends soon!</p>
<p>It’s a gorgeous day here and we are heading out to the family Easter dinner where DS will share his decision with the extended family. It wil be hard for him because he doesn’t like to be the center of attention. (I can not relate to MofSB at all!) </p>
<p>Thank you to those who suggested a college T-shirt in the Easter Basket. It was a big hit!</p>
<p>Dang it- IF D’s WL came through- it would not put us back on the boat in time for farewell buffet. Maybe if I tell her that we can’t afford Hampshire after all and UAlbany burned down? The we could be back on the boat for the festivities. <kinder wanders=“” off,=“” plotting=“”></kinder></p>
<p>I sent my D a Catamount sweatshirt which she’s been wearing pretty much 24/7 since. It’s still too cold up north for a tee! </p>
<p>Hope you are all enjoying the peace of Easter Sunday…I miss having a little one to amaze with hidden eggs and a basket. We never did much dying (hate hard-boiled eggs) but it was fun doing all the rest. </p>
<p>As to those making big family announcements today, don’t forget to ‘nod and smile…just nod and smile.’</p>
<p>momofzach, that’s so cute!
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<p>I left the filled Easter baskets (S’s is a rabbit-shaped wicker basket and D’s is a bamboo steamer, reused every year with the same Easter grass I bought in 1999) on the kitchen counter before H and I left to sing @ church service. Phoned home a couple of times to make sure kids were up - this is D’s last week of classes and she has to finish a bunch of papers and presentations whether she wants to or not. D on phone, bored voice: uh, thanks for the candy, Mom… But she would have felt sad and slighted if I had forgotten.</p>
<p>n.b. To those of you sending sons and daughters to Boston next year, L. A. Burdock, chocolatier in Harvard Square is to die for. They make the most amazing little chocolate mice, and penguins, and… I’m getting fat just thinking about it. But I was good and am sharing the marzipan eggs I bought just for me!</p>
<p>I got back from a great vacation last night, and it’s taken me all day to catch up on this thread. It’s great to see all the exciting news.</p>
<p>BI: I was so sorry to hear about the accident at your son’s school. </p>
<p>Proudmom: Good luck with the new schools your daughter is pursuing. I think that it’s better for her to make the change now than to go to a school that doesn’t feel right.</p>
<p>Emmybet: Glad to hear that your D1 is progressing in the summer internship process. </p>
<p>Congrats on all the decisions: Kinder on Hampshire, MLB on Miamo/Ohio, Puma on Whitman, UT on Princeton, Kathiep on Champlain, FLmathmom on Rice, Ohiomom24 and Rom on Duke, 325 on Chicago, and Vamom on Princeton.</p>
<p>MOSB: Your daughter’s recital sounds beautfiul. I’m sure that she will be fabulous in Oklahoma also. </p>
<p>A special congratulations goes to BKCS on the BU decision. Our daughters will be classmates next year! </p>
<p>Congratulations to anyone else I missed. Good luck to those still sailing. I hope that those celebrating are having a wonderful Easter.</p>
<p>AvonHSDad, thanks so much for keeping us all afloat with your cheerful and clever daily reports from the bridge. </p>
<p>It looks like I’m joining 325 in the U Chicago parents’ section! She’s already shown me up by figuring out how to post to CC in maroon. 
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<p>I’m afraid to ask, but 325, or anyone else going to a maroon school, did you figure out how to dye an egg maroon?! I was a complete and total failure at it after three tries and Internet advice to boot! Oh, well, it was fun to put together that final basket and egg hunt. Sniff sniff.</p>
<p>Congrats to all who are now ashore! I wish everyone still aboard a smooth sailing to port.</p>
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<p>Glad to hear that we are not the very last ones still waiting for our child to decide! The suspence is driving me nuts!! Congratulations to everyone who’s kids have made their decisions…I hope to join you soon :)</p>
<p>Such a dazzling array of schools! Duke, Princeton, BU, Hampshire, Champlain, UChicago… so many smart and talented kids. Congrats to you all.</p>
<p>I really feel for the kids who are still struggling with the decision. We’re just back from a family Easter party, and we have a small passel of seniors, all but one of whom have decided (a great and diverse mix of schools). The one cousin who can’t make up her mind looks so lost and worried… I wish they didn’t put themselves through this. But some kids are just built that way, and they can’t decide.</p>
<p>Now it’s hitting home that all these wonderful kids are going to actually be gone in late August. OWM, I just loved your story of the day with 4 boys. What a treasure to have that experience. It’s going to be awfully quiet for those of us who are sending our youngest (or onlies) away.</p>
<p>Momofzach, it’s funny, but like your s, sb really doesn’t like being the center of attention at all in day-to-day life. She’s one of those performers (and there are quite a few of them) who have a “gift,” and transform into a different persona on-stage. Off-stage, she’s a quiet, reserved, fairly introverted girl who is much more comfortable observing others than being observed.</p>
<p>Earlier in her performing days, I really had to work to get her comfortable reacting to kind remarks and praise after performances. She became her quiet and reserved self and people thought they must be talking to the wrong girl…not the one they just saw perform! I gave her a handful of go-to phrases (I’m so glad you could be here… I really enjoyed doing the show, thank you very much, yes I love doing it, etc) and now she’s able to graciously receive attention and compliments, though it’s definitely an acquired skill and they still make her inwardly uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Seems odd for a kid who performs a lot, but I’ve been told that it’s actually quite common, even among professionals. Who knew?</p>
<p>The college T-shirt in the Easter basket was a big hit here, too. So was the cling-on decal (and The Bunny even brought one for mosb!). :)</p>
<p>Umm…doesn’t The Bunny still hide a full basket of goodies at your houses (soundtrack plus piano score from Pride and Prejudice, lip-gloss, favorite eye-liner, Light-Wedge from Borders, monogrammed note-pad, multi-colored headbands, framed photo of The Gang all dressed up at last month’s Mother-Daughter Brunch, etc? Oh, dear… :o</p>
<p>mosb- my d is the same way…very reserved, even with her grandparents. My father often comments that she is a different person on stage! I do have to say that in the last year she has become more outgoing even off stage, but previously it was night and day!</p>
<p>MOSB, congrats on the Oklahoma part! Our HS performed Oklahoma a few years ago. It is a quality show with quite a few good parts.</p>
<p>OWM, not surprised about the good experience at Mizzou. It is one of those “don’t let your child visit unless you are willing to send them there” schools, because the kids always come away loving it.</p>
<p>It is dawning on me that I’m in a bit of denial about D going to school. Haven’t made the plane reservations for orientation. Haven’t bought a thing.</p>
<p>aria2000 - Can’t take credit for the bunny. Borrowed it off of a friend on Facebook.</p>
<p>DS told the exteneded family yesterday about his decision and was very patient explaining where the school was and what his major was and how “yes he was eager to move away from home but would miss everyone”. Then he came home and said, “Maybe I should have chosen school B.” My heart dropped! The graduation party letters (complete with what school he is attending in the fall) are in the announcements I just finished sealing, hotel arrangements are made for new student day and I ALREADY BOUGHT THE T-SHIRT!!! But…I was mailing the deposit out today.</p>
<p>Maybe I will wait another day or two before mailing it because none of the reasons above are reasons to keep him from changing his mind. So I guess I am now standing on the gangplank, looking confused, with a T-shirt in one hand and a check in the other.</p>
<p>Choosing a school was a hard decision for him. I thought it was settled. Advice?</p>
<p>Momofzach, what schools is he choosing between?</p>
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<p>momofzach, a good thing your DS can still change his mind if he needs to.</p>
<p>I’d hang onto the check and just give him a bit more time, momofzach. I think buyer’s remorse is a pretty common reaction to such a big decision. It won’t hurt anything to just quietly give him some space to reflect on his decision, but I’d also tell him about buyer’s remorse and suggest that if he is rethinking his decision he should consider whether the reasons he chose School A are still valid.</p>
<p>I can still remember my first buyer’s remorse experience and what a shock it was to me.</p>